VI 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ January 15, 1885. 
Digging, sprin? v. autumn, 32S 
Dinner-tabie(lecoratioa,3j7,3'0, 
404 
Diss, Koses at. 50 
Dolichos sesfiuipadalis, 10 
Draca;aa Goldieana, propa¬ 
gating, 105, 120 
Dropmore, 169 
Drosera, voracity of. 70 
Drummond Ca.stie. 528 
Dryas octopetala, 212 
Dry weather,sowing and plant- 
in, 183 
Dukeries, through the, 79 
Dundee Show, 266 
ECHINOCEURUS, 310 
Eastbourne Flower Show, 173 
Echinopsi.s, 311 
Echium italicum, 219 
Egyptian gardens, 195 
Epigea repens, 211 
Epidendrum vitellinum majus, 
381 
Epiphyllnms, culture of. 3<3,382 
Eranthemum Cooperi,456 
Erigeron aurantiacum, 199 
Erodiums, notes on hardy, 118 
Esse.v Eield Club meeting, 329 
Eucalyptus at the Cape of Good 
Hope, 1,51; and exotic plants 
in the open air, .5.58 
Eueharis amazonica, culture, 
382 ; for Christmas, 438 
Euphorbia jacquiniaitlora cul¬ 
ture, 178 
Ewing, death of Mr., 50 
Exeter Nurseries, the, 579 
Exeter, Apple and Tear Show 
at, 416 
Exeter Show, 220 
Exhibitors, hints to, Gt 
Exhibiting, advantages of, 112 
Exhibitions, amateur and cot¬ 
tager, 385 
FARMER’S G.ARDEM, A, .354 
Farm—Long-horned cattle, 21, 
45; hay-making,61,110; hints 
on sheep management, 134, 
182 ; management of sheep 
in summer, 157; ensilage, har¬ 
vest in America, Hop reports, 
158; land tillage afterharvest, 
208 , 229,2.53; Jameson’s ma¬ 
nure, cost and value of Wheat 
crop, 230 ; drainage table ; 
hop-picking, 276 ; Michalmas, 
ways and means. 297. 319; 
stubble Turnips, 298 ; report 
of seed harvest.320; literature 
foremigrants,342 : seed corn, 
Maize for a green crop, 3i!4 ; 
Winter Oats, 385; Wheat for 
cattle, 386 ; root crops, 401; 
geese, fattening, 408; se.ason- 
able hints, animals, 429; live 
stock, 451; Comfrey, Prickly, 
4.52; important little matters, 
473 ; preparing permanent 
pasture, 474; hedges,49); fenc¬ 
ing, 496: Fences, gates, roads, 
517; Prickly Comfrey, ana¬ 
lysis of, 518 ; ringdoves and 
small birds in a cage, 518 ; 
buildings, 5.39 ; implements, 
540 ; American farms, 540 ; 
pig management, 661, 583; 
Lincolnshire sheep,562 ; IJir- 
mingham Agricultural So- 
ciety,534; Christmas poultry, 
584 
Fendler, Mr. Augustus, death 
of, 143 
Ferns—history and cnlturo of 
Filmy,47; for baskets, 240 ; 
longevity of spores, 211 ; for 
cutting. 379 
Fernfleld Orchids, 507 
Ferriferes, 350 
Fertilisers for fruits, 219 
Ficarias, 15 
Figs—in pots, 43 ; culture of, 82, 
203, 316; forcing, 1.33, 536 ; 
management of, 180 ; pruning 
in pots, 272 ; planted out, 383 
Filberts, storing, 275 
Firing. 475 
Floral Ceremonies, 576 
Florists’ flowers, notes on. 378 
“Florist and Pomologist,” last 
number of, 526 
Flowers in autumn, 238 ; for 
vases, 277 ; forcing, 301 ; 
autumn, ,303; notes on, 308 ; 
in borders, 438 
Flower garden, work in, 83, 295 
Flower gardening, taste in, 168, 
331,355, 376 
Flower pots—Crute’s concave, 
261; concave. 417, .379 
Folkestone Hotel winter gar¬ 
den, 14t 
Forest—areas of, 439; Danish, 
554 ; destruction of, 554; cul¬ 
ture, 199 
Forestry, International Exhi¬ 
bition, 28, 68, 97; awards lor 
essays, 532 
Fournier, death of M., 215 
Frettingham, death of Mr. H. 
509 
Frome Flower Show, 1.52 
Frost in July, 91 
Fruit—and plants, sweet prin¬ 
ciple of, 148; exhib ting, 205 ; 
number of varieties, 214; 
trade in New Orleans, 241 ; 
“small” and judging, 263; 
F RtJiT—conff nui>d. 
yveight of, 284 351; hardy, 302 ; 
gathering. 315 ; garden, 360 ; 
forcing. 360.470, 513, 558 ; and 
Vegetable Society at South 
Kensington, 399 ; selection of 
hardy, 404 ; propagation of 
small, 520; in 1884,56.3 
Fruit trees—summer-pruning, 
82; effects of hot weather on, 
191, 234, 261, 2.89, 305, 324, 347; 
autnmn pruning, 225; wood 
and blossoms, 264 ; root- 
pruning, 271; in pots, 282 ; 
autumn th nning, 300 ; c.ause 
of barrenness,324 ; lifting and 
root-pruning, 4 >2 ; dressing, 
428 ; planting. 448; notes on, 
461 ; planting bushes, 491 ; 
syringing trees, 494 ; paint¬ 
ing, 516 ; dressing in winter, 
546 ; moss on, 561 ; scale on, 
561; drainage lor, .567 
Fruit rooms and management 
of, 229, 291 
Fuchsia fulgens as a standard, 
377 
Fumigating, .543 
Fungus—growth of, 166 ; and 
diseases of plants, 222,313, 436; 
foray at St. Albans, 395; reme¬ 
dies, 437 ; in soil, 516 
GAU'ANI.SED WIRE, 205 
Gardeners — tormentors, 208 ; 
Mr. Soper’s address to, 431 ; 
advice to young head, 565 
Gardeners’ Royal Renevolent 
Institution—69. 192, 458, 460 ; 
Anniversary, 28; augmenta¬ 
tion fund, 91 ; Chrysanthe¬ 
mum Show for the, 512 
“ Gardening World, The.” 394 
Gardenias—repotting and cul¬ 
ture, 106 ; and Eucharises, cul¬ 
ture, 205, 581; propagating, 272 
Oastrolobiuin caiycinum. 393 
Gentiana bavariea, 137 ; Kurroo, 
278 
Geraniums—67 ; O. Traversii, 
98 
Geum cocci neum plenum, 27 
Gesneras, culture, 179 
Gilia IJrandegei. 235 
Gladioli—G. Colviili .alba, 20,3 ; 
good varieties of, 215; fine 
varieties of, 240 ; Win. Kei- 
way. Sir Francis Bolton, 249 ; 
J. C. Hrotherson, 263 ; notes 
on, .338 ; Q. gandavensis hy¬ 
brids, 523 ; at Fontainblea’u, 
532 
Gloxinias, 581 
Gooseberry pruning, 9 ; fungus 
on, 38 
Grapes—thinning and tying 
bunches, 8; cracking, shank¬ 
ing, 44; Ward’s patent trough 
for, 66 ; colouring. 75 ; Dr. 
Hogg, 85 ; packing. 109 ; Mus¬ 
cat Troveren 114.146,1.56; keep¬ 
ing zinc boxes, 120; the Straw¬ 
berry, 128; Troveren Frontig- 
nan, 166 ; mildewed, 181 ; 
Mudrestleld Court, 192 ; an 
earl” white, 205 ; keeping, 229; 
certificated, 274 ; notes on late, 
372 ; notes on varieties. .',87, 
409 ; at Castle Coch, 394 ; 3Ius- 
cat of Alexandria, 403 ; rust¬ 
ing, 428 ; fvhite varieties, 455 ; 
Mrs. Pince’s Black Muscat, 
4 >0; estimate of varieties, 411; 
Wal tham Cross, I) r. H ogg, an d 
Golden Queen. 462 ; culture of 
Muscats, 476: Gros Ma-oe. 480; 
Mrs. Pince, 483; chemical pro¬ 
perties of, 494; notes on Gros 
Maroc, 499 ; Mrs. Pince, 522; 
keeping Gros Colman, 525 ; 
Muscat Hamburgh, 527, 544 ; 
Muscats in cold house, 531 
Greenland vegetables,90 
Greenhouses and the Building 
Act, 329 
Grcvillea robusta, culture of, 
131 
Ground nuts, 582 
Guavas, 525 
(4un\ disease in plants 41 
Gunnera nianicata, 215 
HAbLAMSHIRE IIORTICDL- 
turai Society, 193 
Handsworth Show, 225 
Hamwood, notes on, 325 
Hammersmith Gardeners’ So¬ 
ciety, 550 
Hardy fruit garden, 130 
Health Exhibition, Evening 
Fete, 95 
Heath, golden wedding of Mr. 
and Mrs., 241 
Heating, cheap method of, 3.30 
Hedges, Myrobalan, 583 
Heleniums, 222 
Helianthus cucumerifolius, .325 
Herbaceous border in June, 26 
Herbaceous plants in June and 
July, 100 ; 578 
Herbs, hi.story of, 563 
Hogg, presentation to Dr., S29 
Holly, folk lore of, 576 
Honeydew, cause of, 66 
Honeyman, fund for Mrs., 49 
Hooper Taylor, presentation to 
Mr., 240 
Hops, receipt for wash for, lOD 
Horticultural outing, a, 141 
Horticultural Club, 373, 460 
Horticultural (Roy.al) Society’s 
Committee Meetings, 40, 150, 
200, 219, 353, 440, 534 ; Fruit 
Shows, 80 , 2)0, 201, 358 ; 
Vegetable Show, 80 
Hot weather and salt, watering, 
shading, 23 
Hull Chrysanthemum Society, 
234 
Hyacinths, Roman, 131 
Uyacinthus candicaus, 233 
Hyde Park, 377 
Hydrangeas, 133 ; culture in 
pots, 154 ; fine, 240 ; H. querci- 
folia, 263 
Hydraulic rams, 213 
IMPATIBSS SULTANI, 332 
India, tropical products of 
South, 121 ; circular of gar¬ 
dening for, 142 
Indian garden, an, 143 
ludigofera floribunda alba, 41; 
I. Gerardiana, 531 
Ingestrie, notes from, 447 
Insects—enemies of the Pear, 
126 ; enemies of Beet and 
Mangold. 314; destroying, 497 
Ipomiea Thompson!, 442 
Iris Kiempferi Mary Anderson, 
Princess Maud,and Earl Gran¬ 
ville, 41; 1. Iberica, 19) 
Ivy on trees injurious, 108 
Ixoras, propagation and culture 
of, 100 ; 1. Morsei, 286 
JAMES!A AMERICANA, 35 
Jefferies’ nurseries, 271 
Judd, death of Mr.. 526 
.Tudging, curious, 236 
Jussima graudiflora, 371 
KEROSENE AS AN INSECT 
killer, 394 
Kew Gardens, 282 
Kitchen Garden — 59 ; close 
cropping in, 135 ; work in. 1.53, 
20 - 2 , 203, 42.3, 470, 513,558 ; notes, 
355 
Kniphoda grandis, 192 
Koolayua, flower gardening at, 
177 
LABELS, INK FOR LABELS, .583 
Lachenalias, culture of. 233 
Ladds, establishment of Mr., 2.39 
Lajlias, notes on, 481; L. Day¬ 
ana, .500 
Land, trenching, .572 
Lapagerias—at Sheffield, 328 ; 
at Worksop Manor, 3.57 ; L. 
rosea and alba, fine specimens, 
569 
Lathyrus Drummondii, 6 
Lawn, top-dressing, 385 
Lawn-tennis ground, moss on, 
532 
Leaves, preserving colours of, 
451 ; skeletonising, 561 
Leeds Show, 12 
Leek Rose Society, 462,433 
Lemons in the open air, 214 
Leonotis Leonurus, 358, 374 
Lettuce —and Endive, history 
of, 243 ; Little Queen, 252 ; 
stewed, 305 
Lewisia red!viva,64 
Libonias, 492 
Lilacs, forcing, 405 
Lilies—at South Kensington, 
116 ; planting, 502 
Liliums—L. Browni, 61; L. 
Harris!, 166, 241 ; at exhibi¬ 
tions, 193 ; successful culture 
of L. auratum, 240 ; large 
bulbs of L. auratum, 329 
Lily of the Valley, home-grown 
for forcing, 321, 4 49 
Lime and chalk, 238 ; properties 
of, testing soil for, 2>4 
Liquid manure in summer and 
winter,411 ; applying.435 
Lithospermum prostratum, 211 
Liverpool Show, 12;, 503 
Loam. 500 
Lobelias—L. Tupa, 512; notes 
on tall, 53.5 
London parks—Victoria, 218; 
Finsbury and Regent’s 3.3) 
Lychnis vespertina fl.-pl., 6 
Lythruin Qriefferi in pots, 112 
MAIDENIIR.AD SHOW, 167 
Maidstone.Old Nurseries at,371 
Manganese in plants, 142 
Mangles, death of Mr., 214 
Mangold, insect enemies of, 314 
Manures—75 ; liquid. 303, 389, 
401, 502 ; use of liquid, 4 ; ap¬ 
plying liquid, 48 ; liquid in 
winter, 319 ; Professor Cald¬ 
well's paper on, 32 ; nitro¬ 
genous, 175; for Mushrooms, 
539 
Marigolds — Hen-and-chicken, 
119, 142, 166 ; .single French, 
357 
Marston House, Frome, 512 
Marvel of Peru, 167 
Master and .servant, 210 
Maxillaria picta, 381 
Mealy bug, extirpating, 423 
Menonopsis nepalensis, 539 
MedinillaTeysmanniana, 41 
Melons-judging, 4, 43: canker¬ 
ing and cure for, 6; stopping, 
20 ; pruning. 44 ; preventing 
cankering, 50; Burghley Pet, 
51; plants decaying, 70, 118, 
141; culture of, 130; new, 167 ; 
forcing, 178; pit, heating, 204; 
bitter, 252; heavy crop of, 356 
Meteorology, 520 
Meteorological observations — 
at Hodsock Priory, 143 ; in 
August and November, 329 
Metropolitan parks and gardens 
570 
Mignonette, ciiiture as stand¬ 
ards, 131 
Milla biffora, .307 
Mildew-sulphur and lime pre¬ 
paration for, 297-i: cause of, 
417, 435, 456, 503 
Miltonia Moreliana atro- 
rubens, 438 
Mistletoe, folk-l»re of, 576 
Moles, banishing, 208 
Moss—litter as manure, 252 ; ou 
lawn, 363 
Mountain mahogany, 570 
Mulching with tan, 7,10 
M iisli rooms—f n ngi re pi acing, 
95; bed outdoors, 132 ; failing, 
2)5, 274 ; culture of outdoors, 
prolonging bearing,252 ; tem¬ 
perature for beds,341; culture 
in sheds, 4.54 
Mustard and Cress for market, 
477 
Myosotis alpestris, 137 
Myrsiphyllum asparagoide3,577 
NARCISSUS HORSEPIELDI, 258; 
N. bicolor Uorsetteidi:, 322 
National Auricula and Carna¬ 
tion Societies, meeting of, 350 
Nectarines shrivelling, 45 ; 
leaves skeletonised, 85; border 
for, varieties, 105 ; late. 130; 
out of doors, 178; culture, 202; 
forcing, 316.492, .580 
Neil prize, the, 283 
Nelnmbium speciosum, 113 
Nepenthes, culture of, 117; at 
Sheffield, 394 
Nephrolepis Bausei, 249 
Nerine filifolia, 373 
Newstead Abbey, 101 
Nicotiana affinis, 49 
Nierembergia rivularis, 211 
Nitrogenous matter in the soil, 
557 580 
Nottingham Horticultural So¬ 
ciety’s meeting and prizes, 16 , 
465 
Notts, notes, 308 
Notts Horticnltur.al and Bo¬ 
tanical Society’s Meeting, 396 
550 
Nuphar ad vena, 262 
Nymphsoas-N. gigintca, 113; 
rose-coloured, 374 
OAKS AT THE CAPE, 129 
Odontoglossuins — O. Alex¬ 
andra: at Fernfleld, 507 ; O. 
Alexandra: flaveolens, 535 ; O. 
grande, 583 
Oleanders, uses of, 193 
Oliver, gold medal to Professor, 
481 
Omphalodes Luciliic, 25 
Onoidinms—O. flexuosum, O. 
Lanceanum, 14.5 ; O. ornitho- 
rhynchum, 162 ; 0. verru- 
cosum, 232; O. Papilio, 275 ; 
O. incurvum album, 442 
Onions — fungus, 108 ; 138; 
autumu-sown, 144, 162, 2.36 ; 
insect enemies of, 174 ; judg¬ 
ing, 214 ; early sowing in 
autumn, 216; a Lancashire 
show of, 332 : large, 345 
Onosma taurica, 6, 24 
Opuntias, 423 
Orchard houses, 344, 369 ; an 
amateur's ex rience, 334 
Orchids—notes 8, 232.500 ; 
care in cnltnv.. /.uidiiim 
Krameri, 98 ; house for and 
Ferns, 181; the Dunlop H ni e 
collection, 306 ; seed-sovy i”. 
363 ; in the open air, 398; at 
SheflleUl, 403 ; insects on, 40 4; 
resting, 516 ; essay on, 565; 
shading. 571 
Osiers, 334 
Onrisia cocoinea.89 
Overcrowding, 111 
Oxalises, 4 4 
PALM, THE CABB.AHE. 85 
Paneratiums, culture, 531 
Paraguay Tea, 122 
Parks and gardens of Lon ion 
and Paris, 417, Sll 
Parochietus communi.s, 407 
Parsley, 499 
Parson’s garden, 21 
Pitssirtoras and culture, 229 ; P. 
edulis, 334 
Paterson, proposed te.stimoniai 
to Dr. A., 374 
Peaches—management nnder 
glas.s, 43.426 ; large, ,59; border 
tor, varieties for succession, 
105 ; late, 130 ; out of doors, 
178; culture of, 202; forcing, 
316,580, 492; trellis for house, 
407 
Peach trees, summer treatment 
of, 114 ; lifting, 164, 210; 
autumn-lifted, 377 
Pear.s—insect enemies of, 7; 
Beurred’Amanlis.lSS; history 
of the Seckle, 229 ; value of 
cordons, 322, 458 ; for Septem¬ 
ber, 361 
Peas—House’s Perfect Marrow, 
69 ; mildew on,85,113 ; Wnrds- 
ley Wonder, 94; Nc Plus 
Ultra, 279 ; Sturdy, 351; in 
1884,363 ; notes on, 519 
Pelargoniums—propagating.20; 
Ivy-leaved in pots, 91 ; win¬ 
tering, 380; Zonal, 382 ; Le 
Cygue, 442, 481 ; culture of, 
471; Queen of the Belgians, 
481; fancy, 5i6 
Pentstemons, 159 ; notes oa 
species, 34 
Pereskias, species of, 423 
Phains grandifolins, 8!, 426 
Phoenix dactylifera, 390 
Phyllocactus.SU 
Phytenina coinosnm, 184 
Picea Piusapo stem bleeding, 
472 
Pilocereus.SlO 
Pme Apples—cnltnre, 61.82,207; 
large imported. 94 ; Charlotte 
Rothsohild, 283; soft-soap for, 
283 ; culture in Brazil, 374; 
winter treatment of, 448 
Pine, the Stone, 193 
Pinks, white for forcing, 283, 
302 
Pit, cheap plant and Cucumber, 
PLANT.S CERTIFICATED- 
Aerides Honlettii, 81; illustre, 
40 ; L iwreneite, 340. Amaryl¬ 
lis Mrs. W. Lee, 249. Amasonia 
punioja, 249. Begonias — 
erecta superba, 245 ; Felix 
Crousse, 360 ; Goliath, 246 ; 
King of King.s, 36); Madame 
Grousse, 249 ; Madame Emile 
Galle, 246 ; Dctavie, 249; Queen 
of the Bedders, 2)2 ; Uuhm 
Von Erfurt, 81; Souvenir de 
W. Saunders, 2 ) 2 . Bes^en'a 
elegans, 202. Calanthe Sand- 
hurstiana, 535. Caraguata 
angustifolia, 442. Carnations 
—Celia, 41; Grand Monarch, 
535 ; Martha, 41. Cattleyas — 
bulbosa graudiflora, 53,5; ca- 
lummata, 41; Gaskelliana. 41, 
81; trophthaluia, 44L , Gtiryg- 
anthemums — Anais, 442 ; 
Beautd des Jardins, 417 ; 
Criterion, CullingfordI, 4I2; 
Fernand Feral, 447 ; Golden 
Madame Desgraiiges,560.417 ; 
La Bien Almee ; La Purete, 
Lord Wolseiey, Madame Cab- 
rol, Madame de sevin, Mr. 
Kobinsou, Mrs. Gladstone, 
Nellie Rainford, 417; Roseum 
Pictum, 442 ; Soeur DoroLlide 
Souille, Souvenir du Japan, 
417; Star of Whyke, 442 ; Val 
d’Andorre,4t6 ; White Perfec¬ 
tion, 417, Clematis coocinea, 
81. Coleus Countess or Derby, 
150. Cupressns Lawsomaiia 
Fleetl, 442. Cypripedium 
Cartisi,41. Cyrtanthus luLes- 
cens, 3)0. Dahlias—Falcon, 
Formosa, 240 ; Frau Emil 
Heiuwicke, 360 ; General 
li.i. .on, 24), 249 ; La Petite 
Barbier, 36) ; Mrs. Doug as, 
2 2 ; Mr.-. Laugtry, 2 46 ; 
Romeo, 246. Djipliinlum 
Gloire de Naucy.M. Deudro- 
Uiunn — Griftlthiauum, 81 ; 
Phalajnopsis, 360. Dipladeiiia 
Elliotti, 202. Gladioluses— 
hybridus Lafayette, 81; Lady 
Carrington, 150; Wm.Kelway, 
Sir Francis Bolton, 249; St. 
Gatiea, 202 . Indigofera flori¬ 
bunda alba, 41. Ipomtea 
Thoiusoui, 442. Iris Kasinp- 
feri Earl Granville, Mary 
Anderson, Princess Maude. 
41. Ixora Westi, 13). Lapa- 
geria rosei supe.-ba, 36'i. 
Latliyrus latifolius delicatus, 
81. MedinillaTeysmauiiiaiia, 
41. Moutbretia elegans, 1.5U. 
Nephioiepis Baiisei, 249. 
Odonloglossuin Alexandr.oj 
flaveolens, 535- Oucidiuai 
incurvum album. 442. Pelar- 
gouiums—Le Cygue, 8i ; 
MadameThibaut.442. Primus 
Pissardi, 81. Hoses—Lucida 
Rose Button, Madame Eugene 
Verdier, 81. Sarraoenia Wrig- 
leyana, 310. Seneuio pulcher' 
412. Spiraea purpurea, 41. 
Tigridia Pavonia alba, 150. 
Viburnum Tinus aureo-mar- 
ginatum, 442 
Plants-choice Alpine, 24; her¬ 
baceous iu Jans, 21; flowering, 
for the .atove, 135: watering, 
143 : propvgaling, 173 ; effects 
of drought on, 24 1 ; notes nii 
winter-flowering. 237, 283; for 
stove.dmil greenhouse, 275; 
arranging, 458 
Plant houses—storing blinis, 
repiiri ig m it',343 ; 514 
